What's open and closed on Presidents' Day 2025
How Presidents Day became a federal holiday
It's Presidents Day weekend! But do you know how this federal holiday came about?
As the nation celebrates President's Day on Monday, it’ll mark the last federal holiday until May.
While most businesses will be open, others are closed to observe the holiday.
When is Presidents Day?
The backstory:
Presidents Day is celebrated in the U.S. on the third Monday in February. This year, it falls on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.
Former President George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22 was the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date. In 1885, Congress designated the date as a holiday for all federal workers. Almost 100 years later in 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Law changed the date to the third Monday in February – positioned between Washington’s birthday and Abraham Lincoln’s on Feb. 12. This gave rise to the popular name of Presidents Day, according to the National Archives.
Today, Presidents Day is an occasion to recognize all U.S. presidents, past and present, though some people still call it Washington’s Birthday.
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FILE - The Washington monument is seen on March 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Are the Post Office, UPS and FedEx open?
The U.S. Postal Service observes Presidents Day as a federal holiday, meaning there will be no regular mail delivery. Its retail branches are also closed.
UPS stores and services are open. FedEx runs a "modified service" on U.S. and international package and express freight services. All other services are open.
Are banks open?
The Federal Reserve is closed on Presidents Day, which means the vast majority of banks will also be closed in recognition of the day.
ATMs and online banking will be available.
Is the stock market open?
No. The New York Stock Exchange observes Washington’s birthday, as does Nasdaq.
Are schools open?
Some public schools are closed to observe Presidents Day.
Are courthouses open?
Most state and local courthouses are closed on Presidents Day.
The Source: This story was written based on information published by the U.S. government, U.S. Postal Service, UPS, FedEx, various banks, NYSE and Nasdaq. Background information was taken from The National Archives. This story was reported from Cincinnati.